Hand luggage



July 31, 1934. G, wHEARY 1,968,580

HAND LUGGAGE Filed June 9, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l thuk/wgw F551;; hwy/7.4527 July 31, 1934. WHEARY 1,968,580

HAND LUGGAGE Filed June 9, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I ,"J a I Patented July31, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE HAND LUGGAGE George Henry Wheary,Racine, Wis., assignor to Wheary Trunk ComnanyxRacine, Wis., acorporation of Wisconsin Application June 9, iesaseriai No. 675,000 8Claims. (01. 19041) This invention relates to certain new and use 1Referring now more particularly to the acful improvements in luggagecarriers and has as companying drawings in which like numerals inageneral object to provide a convenient, comdicate like parts throughoutthe several views,

, pact hand luggage case for ladies shoes and the numeral 5 designatesthe main section of a 5 hats. hand luggage'case having a cover 6hingedly 60 1 Another object of this invention is to provide a connectedthereto. The external fittings of. the

combined hat and shoe carrying hand luggage case comprising thehinges,thelatches, and the case having compartments to receive and holdcarrying handle are of conventional construction.

against shifting a number of pairs of shoes in Mounted within the mainsection 5 are two, fiat,

' 10 such a manner as to conserve a maximum amount stifi" shoesupporting partitions 7 and 8. The par- 65 i5 lapsed or folded out ofthe way to make theentire ed. at its lower edge 11 adjacent the rearwall 12 i of unrestricted space for the reception of hats. tition '7 ishingedly mounted at its lower edge 9 Afurther object of this inventionresides in adjacent the front wall '10 of the main section, theprovision of shoe supporting means for a which, when the case is incarrying position, is hand luggage case, which may be readilycoluppermost, and the partitionais hingedly mountinterior of the caseavailable for general carryof the case to which the cover 6 is hingedlyating purposeswhen desired. tached.

Another object of this invention resides in the -The partitions 7 and 8are movable to and provision of common means for supporting a refromtheir operative positions shown in Figure 1,

m va tray n h p of a hand lugga case dividing the main section into acentral hat comand for holding a plurality of shoe carriers in partment13 and two shoe compartments 14 and their positions of use. 15. Stopabutments 16, fixed to the side walls A h r bject of this inventionresides in th 17 of the main section, hold the partitions 7 and 8provision of a hand luggage caseof the chara in their proper operativepositions inclined with t described which s d a y de ed for the respectto the adjacent main section walls 10 and carrying 0 8 065 and at butwhich may be 12. By reason of the inclination of the partitions, readilyconverted into an all shoe carrying case. the shoe compartments arewedge shaped with With the above and other objects in view which theirapexes innermost. 1 V w ll pp a he d cripti n pr ee m As shown in Figure1, the shoes are placed in the 3o vention resides in the novelconstruction, combicompartments 14 a d 15 with th i t f t, g5

nation and arr n m nt of p rts substantiafly and are held againstsidewise shifting by having as er i r sc d a d m particularly theirheels engaged in notches 18 formed in the d fi by the pp d s, it beingUnderupper edges of the partitions. The shoes are thus stood that suchchanges in the preciseemb dipositively held against shifting and areprotected 35 ment of the hereindisclosed invention may be againstcontact with each other and against-conmade as come within the scope ofthe claims. tact with other articles carried.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 v illus- If the number of shoes to becarried does not ra d wo mp x mpl the p y l require both compartments 14and 15, either of d m nt of my invention constructed accordthepartitions may be secured flat against its ad- '40 g to the t modes have5 far devised for J'acentmain section wall, as shown in Figure 2, 9.3

, the practical application of the principles thereby means of snapfastening 19 of, and in which: Inasmuch as the partitions 7 and 8 arerigid Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand lugand inclined outwardlyfrom the front and rear gage case embodying this invention, the casewalls 10 and 12, respectively, the entire area of 45 be Shown p andportions thereof being the bottom wall 20 is left unobstructed for therebroken away to show its internal construction; ception of large hats.The hats to be carried are Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of onereceived in the central compartment 13 and may inside corner of the caseshowing one of the shoe be secured in place by tie straps 21 extendingfrom carriers in its collapsed or inactive position; side to side andfrom the front to the rear of the 50 Figure 3 is a cross section viewthrough the compartment. The partitions 7 andBbeing rigid, case taken onthe plane of the line 3-3 of Figprevent crushing of the hats or otherarticles carure 1, and ried in the central compartment, by the shoes.

Figure 4 is a cross section view similar to Fig- .The supportingabutments 16, which hold the ure 3 showing the manner in which the casemay partitions 7 and 8 in their operative positions, also 55 beconverted into an all shoe carrying case. afford convenient supports fora removable tray 2110 22, which projects above the open top of the mainsection into the cover 6.

It is noted that the heel portions of the shoes also project into thecover when the case is closed, so that the cover holds the shoes inplace.

When it is desired to convert the case into an all shoe carrier, thespace between the partitions which is ordinarily used as the hatcompartment, receives a removable box-like structure 23 (Figure 4). Thisbox-like structure embodies the general principle shown in theapplication of George Henry Wheary, Serial No. 425,616 filed February 3,1930, Patent No. 1,921,110, Aug. 8, 1933.

A plurality of partitions 24 extend across the lower portion of thestructure to define a number of compartments each adapted to receive onepair of shoes. The shoes received in these compartments rest on thebottom wall 20 of the case with their heels all in line. An inner cover25 rests on the upper inclined edges of the partitions 24.

The space above the cover 25 is divided into compartments by otherpartitions 26 and the shoes positioned therein are held in place by acover 27. The height of this removable box structure 23 is such as topermit the regular tray 22 to be disposed thereover.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art towhich this invention appertains, that this invention affords a veryconvenient hand luggage case for carrying ladies shoes and hats and thatthe manner of carrying the shoes allows maximum space for hats.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A hand luggage case comprising a pair of hingedly connected sections,means to carry shoes in one of the sections comprising a wall inclinedwith respect to an outside wall of the case and forming therewith acompartment wide at its open top and narrow at its bottom to receiveshoes toe foremost, and means on said inclined wall to hold the shoesagainst sidewise movement.

2. In a hand luggage case, means to carry a plurality of pairs of shoescomprising a rigid wall inclined with respect to an outer wall of thecase and cooperating therewith to form a shoe compartment into whichshoes are inserted toe foremost, and the outer edge portions of saidwall being cut away at spaced points to receive the heels of shoes andthereby hold the same against sidewise movement.

3. In a hand luggage case having a main sec tion and a cover hingedlyconnected thereto, a shoe compartment composed of rigid walls some ofwhich are the outside walls of the main section, means on one of thewalls of the shoe compartment engageable with the heels of the shoesinserted in said compartment to hold the shoes against sidewise movementand support the same with their heel portions outwardly of the open topof the main section to project into the cover when the case is closedand be thereby held against displacement.

4. In a hand luggage case having a main section and a cover hingedlyconnected thereto, a shoe compartment to carry a plurality of pairs ofshoes comprising a rigid wall located adjacent one of the outer walls ofthe main section and inclined with respect thereto so that the top ofthe compartment is wider than the bottom and into which the shoes areinserted toe foremost, means on the outer edge portion of said inclinedwall with which the heels of the shoes engage to hold the shoes againstsidewise movement and support the shoes with their heel portionsprojecting beyond the open top of the main section to extend into thecover and be held against displacement by the cover when the case isclosed.

5. In a hand luggage case, means to carry a plurality of pairs of shoescomprising a rigid partition wall dividing the case into separatedcompartments and having cut out portions to receive the heels of shoesplaced in one of the compartments toe foremost.

6. In a hand luggage case, means to carry a plurality of pairs of shoescomprising a partition wall hingedly mounted at its inner edge adjacentan outer wall of the case, means to hold the partition wall at aninclination with respect to said outer wall of the case whereby saidpartition wall and outer wall of the case define a wedge shaped shoecompartment into which shoes are inserted toe foremost, and means on theouter edge portion of the wall engageable with the heels of the shoes tohold the shoes against sidewise movement.

7. In a hand luggage case including a main section and a cover hingedlyconnected thereto, two opposed partition walls in the main sectionadjacent opposite outer walls of the main section, said partition wallsbeing inclined with'r'espect to their adjacent outer walls with theirinner edges near the outer walls of the case and their outer edgesspaced therefrom so that the main section is divided into two wedgeshaped shoe compartments into which shoes are insertable toe foremostand a central hat compartment wider at its bottom than at its top, andmeans on said partition walls to hold shoes against sidewise movement.

8. In a hand luggage case having a main section and a cover hingedlyconnected thereto, two spaced partition walls in the main section, meanshingedly mounting the inner edges of the partition Walls adjacent twoopposite outer walls of the main section, stop abutments engageable withthe partition walls to hold the same at a definite distance and at aninclination to the adjacent outer main section walls to define wedgeshaped shoe compartments into which shoes are insertable toe foremost,the outer edge portions of said partition walls being notched to receivethe heels of the shoes and thereby hold the same against sidewiseshifting, and a removable tray supported by the stop abutments to forman internal cover for the compartment between the partition walls.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

